This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 22, 2026 (48 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ W
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SHADOW as a word: A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object; Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
SHADOW has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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